Record changer



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RECORD CHANGER A Filed Jan. 8, 1947 sheets-sheet 6 QMLW@ RECORD CHANGE 9 Sheets-Sheet '7 Filed Jan. 8, 1947 Feb. 23, 1954 F. FREIMANN ETAL RECORD CHANGER Filed Jan. 8, 1947 F. FREIMANN ET AL Feb. 23, 1954 RECORD CHANGER 9 Sheets-Sheet 9 Filed Jan. 8, 1947 .the prior art and in Patented Feb. 231954 Y lmsooitn CHANGER n Frank Fremann;` Carl Hart, and -Ai-thurL.rv Knox,

Sr., Fort Wayne; Ind., .-navox Company,Fortj tion offDelavvare assignors to The Mag. gwayne, Ind., a corpora. j

applic-anonymen, s,1947,seria1No. 720,784 .v-ravlaims. (c1. 274-) Y phonographs and more particularly toirecord` vchangers-for automatically playing a plurality of'recordsgin a desired sequence. 1 r

Heretofore home phonographs have'lemployed record changers, but in order to reach 'a large portion of the public record changers generally have been made of va relatively simple and The present invention relates 4to economical construction and hence have notin-` corporated certain desirable features. i In"J the relatively high-priced leldsome record changers have been available which play 10 or 12 inch phon 'ograph records intermixed. In general such changers, however, are arranged to `playonly one side of eacherecord, thus,necessitating ,changing thestackof records if it-.isIdeSired to playa 'syinA phonic album or the like consisting, ofavplurality of records. y.'Ihe simpler,. `more economical ypho-- nograph record changers' have generally "been limited tov playing at onetime a, stackv offllinch records or a stack of l2 inch records-lSuch record changers have also had the disadvantages of chipping the edges of the records as successive records are moved to playing position, andalso breaking the records due to the strain'whenthe record is dropped into position.

It therefore became apparent that. there was need for an improved automatic record changer which would eliminate certain disadvantages of particular Athe sliding', dropping and resultantfwear and breakage'of phonograph records. An Lautomatic record changer of this type has been shown, described and claimed in our copending application, Serial No. 631,718, led November 29, .19475, now U. S. Patent 2,594,633, and which hasbeen assigned to the assignee of vthe present application.

The record changerdescribed inthe -aforementioned patent application Wasprovided with a magazine for receiving a plurality -of records which were to be playedone at a `time and then.

moved to a. discard rack. vEach record, When moved to playing position, was mounted vertically and record driving means were provided for rotating the record-ineitherof ltwo direcr,

tions so that a cooperating double tone arm could play eithei` or both.- sides o1?- the phonograph record. Upon further considerationf-itfhas become apparent that in arecordchanger offrthis type certain improvementscould be2 provided'.- Accordingly, in thev presentinvention 'certain im"' provements in the sequence ,operation mechanism, in the record elevatingmech'anismyin the' pick-up arm support, and certain other :elements have.been-provided.,4 t

LItis thereforean object of thepresenty inven tion'to provide animproved automatic pho@ nograph record changer arrangedfto play 10vand 12 inch;l records intermixed onf either or both sides of the records insequence. K Y

It is a furtherobjectof the presentrinvention to provide anautomaticv recordjchanger having an improved support `arrangement v'for -positively positioning the pick-up armin accordancewith the side of the phonograph-record tojbeplayed.V

Still another object of ,thel present invention is to provide in an'improved `automatic'record changer and a magazine `rackfa recordrelease mechanism arranged to` release one record at'f'a time, irrespective of the relative thicknesses of the records in the magazine. y f" vA further object of thelpresent invention is to provide in an improved Aautomatic record changer` a sequence operation mechanism arranged tob'el selectively ,controlled in accordance with a selected condition as to whetherone or both sides of a phonograph record, are to be played.

Still another objectofV the present inventionis to provideA in an improved automatic record changerA an indexing ,mechanism responsive to diierent diametersof. records to beplayedffor properly and correspondingly positioning the, pick-up arm.

Still another object ofthe present invention is to providean-` improved arrangement forliniy tiating the next operation in a `sequencein rel; sponse to the engagement'of the phonograph pick-uppr tone V(arm, `vwith the eccentricA groove of a phonograph' record, irrespective of the type of eccentric. groove employed. 1 y

A stillfurther object of the present invention is to provide a phonograph record changer of the type having ible record driving mechanismfwith anantici;v pating devicer which insures the stopping-and' reversal of the recor'ddrive before the cyclingor. sequence operation has progressed materially. 'I i Other and lfurther objects of the presentinven tion subsequently will become apparent by refer,- ence to thefollowing description, taken in foon? junction with the accompanying drawings Where -Figure 1 isa perspective view record changer embodying the present invention as seen from-the-topo'f the Ymounting 'suppjortcffl Fig. V2 `is another -iperspective' view "similar tovr Fig.v 1 showing various vdetails of th'e construe# tion bybrokensaway portions; I

Fig. 3V is a 'detai1i`view` ofi the pick-up. arm dexing mechans'rn'1 of a phonograph,-

a dual pick-up 'arm and a revers@A Fig. 4 is a detail view of a clutching arrangement provided on the sequence operations control or cam shaft shown in Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a detail view illustrating the switching arrangement actuated in accordance with the movement of the pick-up arm` so as to insure proper rotation in the proper direction of the phonograph record with respect to the side of the record to be played;

Fig. 6 shows a means for frictionally braking the pick-up arm during the record changing portion of the sequence operation;

Fig. '1 is a detail view of an element associated with the record magazine for insuring that only a single record is discharged at a time;

Fig. 8 is an electrical circuit diagram for the control of the phonograph illustrated in the preceding gures;

Fig. 9 illustrates another embodiment of the present invention as seen from the bottom;

Fig. 10 is a view underneath the mounting plate of the embodiment of Fig. 9 showing particularly the sequence operation shafts;

Fig. l1 is an end view of the sequence operation shaft showing certain cams thereon, and the parts of the phonograph controlled thereby;

Fig. 12 is a detail view of one element of the sequence operation shaft as seen in Fig. 10;

Figs. 13 and 14 are side and end Views, respectively, of an arrangement for controlling the cycle of operations when the pick-up arm enters the eccentric groove of a phonograph record;

Fig. 15 is a detail view of the clutch mechanism associated with the element shown in Fig. l2; and

Fig. 16 is an electrical circuit diagram of the modified phonograph illustrated in Figs. 9 to 14.

The general appearance and assembly of the present invention is illustrated in Fig. 1 and includes a mounting support or base plate 2i suitably supported by brackets or legs 22 provided within the housing or cabinet for the phonograph. As is customary, the support legs 22 or brackets provided within the cabinet may carry coil springs or other resilient mountings for the base plate 2 l. Mounted on the base plate 2l is a pushbutton or starting knob 23 for initiating the operation of the phonograph. Adjacent the starting button 23 there is shown a reciprocable slide button 34 which is movable within an apertured ascutcheon 35 for controlling the operation of the phonograph as to whether each side or only one side of each record is to be played in sequence.

At one end of the base plate 2| there is provided a record magazine 36 which is shown as having therein a records 31. Adjacent the magazine 36 the base plate 2| is provided with a recess 33 having therein a plurality of rods 39 which support a generally upright and slightly inclined plate member 4l. As will subsequently become apparent, the plate member 4l is movable by denite increments each time that a phonograph record is moved from the turntable to the discharge position. The recess 3B together with the upright support mem- 'oer 4I therefore serves as a discard magazine for the played records 42.

Fig. 1 further shows a phonograph record 43 mounted in position so as to be played as soon as a. dual pick-up arm 44 is moved into engagement with one side of the phonograph record 43. The record 43 on one side is engaged by a plate 45 which is mounted on a spindle carried by a resilient member 46. The resilient member 46 is carried by a pivoted upright arm 41 which is provided with a bracket 48 for limiting the plurality of phonograph movement of the outer portion of the spindle or shaft which carries the record-engaging plate 45. The arm 41 is moved by a suitable mechansm forming a portion of the sequence operation shaft and is spring-biased toward the record 43, which on its opposite side is in engagement with a driving member shown in Fig. 2. When the phonograph record 43 has been played and is about to be discarded, the arm 41 moves outwardly, carrying with it the record 43 until the record engages a, stripping arm or bracket 49 which is suitably supported upon the base plate 2 l. The arm 41 continues to move outwardly until the spindle, supported by the resilient member 46, and the plate 45 is disengaged from the record 43. The record 43 thereupon drops down onto an inclined track 5l which causes the discarded record to roll on down toward the recess 38 and to accumulate as one of the discarded records 42.

Further details of the construction will become apparent by reference to Fig. 2 which is a perspective view similar to Fig. 1 but which has certain portions of the apparatus broken away to illustrate the placement of other cooperating apparatus. The record magazine 3B has inclined upright side edge members 52 which may be beveled inwardly to accommodate the peripheral portions of the phonograph records, such as the stack of records 31 shown in Fig. l. The rearmost record of such a stack of records is urged forwardly by an upwardly arranged inclined arm or support member 53 which is supported upon an arm journaled beneath the support plate 2i so that the arm 53 extends through an arcuate slot (not shown) and is biased toward the front edge of the record magazine 36. Mounted on the arm 53 is a resilient member 54 which may be of flat spring construction so as to urge forwardly suiciently the last record in the magazine when that record is about to be moved onto the elevating trough which supplies a new record to the turntable.

The magazine 36 adjacent its front edge is provided with an inclined track or trough 55 which is arranged to cooperate with another inclined trough or track 56 which is a portion of the record elevating mechanism which moves the record into position for engagement by the plate 45 of the arm 41. Adjacent the forward edge of the magazine 36 there is located a record selector member 51 which is adapted to engage the under edge of the outermost record in the magazine so as to raise the record above the forward edge of the magazine. Positioned adjacent the far corner of th`e forward edge of the magazine 36 is a cooperating selector member 58 which is shown in greater detail in Fig. 1. The member 58 is pivotally mounted at its lower extremity by a suitable connection such as a pin or rod positioned within a transverse aperture 53. The member 53 at an intermediate point is provided with a limiting stop member 6l which extends through a suitable aperture in the forward wall of the magazine 36. The stop member 6I is connected to a suitable spring 62 which biases the catch 58 toward the rear of the magazine 36. The selector 51 moves a record upwardly to the dotted line position 63 so that the pressure exerted by the arm 53 causes the record to move over the top curved surface of the catch 58. The catch 58 is moved rearwardly more rapidly than the movement of the records with the result that the catch 58 insures that only one record may be discharged from the magazine at a time. The selector 51 moves downwardly to permit the recordto be discharged into the trough 55.,` The selector 51 is actuated by a lever 64 having its outer end actuated'by-acam 65 which is-mounted on' the lsequence operation shaft 66.

After the record reaches the trough 55. it .rolls down an inclined trough156which is supported by a pivoted lever 61 having a pivotal connection 68 adjacent one end ofthe magazine 36.-The trough 56 at its other end is providedV with-a curved portion 69 arranged tof slow down the travel of the record when it reachesA that portion of the trough or Ytrack and to assist in supporting the record when that extremity of theV trough 69 is moved upwardly. The rough 56 has adepending cam follower 1| which rides on cam'12 which also is mounted on the sequence operatic'nshaft 66. The shaft 66 carriesa cam 13 which engages the lower extremity 14 of thearm"41. -`vThe lower extremity 14 of the arm 41 is a. separate member which is biased in one direction .by a spring 15. The arm 14 carries-a leaf spring v`16whiclien gages the arm 41 so as to bias that arm toward the record driving mechanism. The cam 13 at a certain point in the cycle of operation Ybears against the inside surface of the lever 14 to oppose the action of the spring 15 and thereby cause the arm 41 to move inwardly into engagement with a, phonograph record which at the same time has been elevated by the rotation of the shaft 66 and the cam 12.

It may now be assumed that the outer extremity 69 of the trough 56 has been elevated to bring the center of the record in position for Yengagement by the spindle 11. The spindle 11 passes through the hole in the record so that the plate carried by the spindle engages the record and moves the record against a cooperating plate 1B mounted on a record drive shaft 19. The record drive shaft 19 is carried by; suitable sup'- porting means which also supports the turntable flywheel 8|. From the broken away portion 'of the iiywheel 8| it is Yseen that the flywheel 8| is rim driven by either of two drive wheels 82 jand 63 which in turn are driven by a drive wheel 84 connected to a reversible phonograph motor 85.

In describing the components thus far `referred to in Fig. 2, it has been assumed that Ycertain preliminary operations have taken place suchas the. actuation ofthe starting knob 23 and that the knob 34 has also been ymoved to the desired.

position. The starting button or knob 23.when actuated closes a normally open .circuit switch 86.. The actuation of the button 23 alsoproduces rotation of a shaft 81 which carries an arm 88 interposed between theswitch 846 andthe `rod 33. The outer extremity of the rodl81fcarriesa resilient nger or. spring-like member 89 which shifts a cam member. 9| so that the phonograph will rst play a particular side of the record and thereupon will play the other side of the record if the control button34 yis movedtoward the rear of the slot in the escutcheon. 35. In Fig. 2 the control button 34 has been moved forwardly so as to cause the phonograph toplay only one side of each record inthe magazine.' The control knob or button 34 is connected to a down' wardly extending lever 92 which is connected by a link 93 to a bellcrank 94. y Ihe bell crank 94 at one extremity carries -a resilient finger 95 which is moved into engagement with' the cam 9| when the knob 34 is in the position shown invFig. 2. Thus the cam 9| is always biased toward this position and, as subsequently will become lapparent, thisv position ofthe, cam 9| rcauses the operationf-of Lthe.' phonograph tol'beisuch thatlonly.

one side 'of each` record lisfplayed. `AI'hearrangeh'` ment described'relative to the action ofthe resilient :fingers record is tobe engaged by the dual pick-up arm 44. The .arm 44, however, must also be positioned adjacent the peripheryy of zaphonograph record and accordingly must be indexed in accordance with the diameter of the phonograph record.v 51:' f-i if By referring to'Figs. 2. anda 4it Vwill be seen that 'the outer portion 69 ofthe -trough 56 has as-its` lowermostedge a recess or opening 96. yAl lever-'$91.'. having an upturned extremity` 98 is arranged to. have its'extremity'extend into the recessf96 of :the trough portion .69.'r The dotted line 99 representsthe outer diameter of a 12 'inch phonograph recordfwhichjust passes above the top'surface of the lever extremity '98 so that the lever 91 is not actuated thereby. The dotted'.

line |8|- represents'.thediameter of =a 10..inch record which extends into,` the trou'gh 69 .su'iciently fto'actuate' the lever 91. .Extending at an angle. from `.the leven-91f is` arranged to shift arocker .arm.|83 ,mountedV on a shaft |84 which islsupported from Athe `under-- side ofthe mounting plate 2| by a plurality of support brackets .|85.. The displacement of the lever 91 causes the. lingers |82 Vto'shiftaxially the rocker arm .183,x byaengagement of a collary |86 so as to align theouter .extremity |.81"of lthe rocker arm with acarnsil. .When a 12` inch record rests in the. trough 69 the.lever.91 is-'not shifted so thatthe outer-extremity |81 ofthe rocker arm |83 is inalignment with another *camr |89. The cams |83 andv|89lcontrol the .posi. tioning of the pick-up arm. in'accordance with the different diameter records tobe played. In order to reset the rockerarm |83 toits former position after it has been shifted byA a 10 inch record, thereis provided va. collar at the outer extremity of the shaft"|84.: The collar f.|||` isv arranged to be'engaged by aicam |2Which comes into position after thefphonographA record-has been played.. The camV ||2 is 'mounted on Ythe sequence operation shaft66, and the cams |88 and |89 are mounted on asleevev 3 which surrounds a portion of the shaft 66'; Thesleeve |3 isconnected to a gear 4 which is engaged :by a worm gear |`|5 driven by"`a=sequence operation motor. Therocker arm |83 engages a cam follower arm |6 Which is connectedto a .pick-up arm l44 .and-which` engages a cam ||1 mounted on a sequence operation sleeve ||3. y A

The sequence operation motor which drives the Worm gear ||5 drives the sleeve ||3 sogas to rotate the sleeve ||3 two revolutions for one revolutionotthe sequence shaft 662When Iboth sides of the phonograph record areto be played. In' other words, the sleeve 1| |3`drives the shaft 66 intermittently; "This is accomplished by `anv ar'- rangem'ent illustrated in ldetail in Fig. 4.

Mounted on the end of thesleevel 3 isan arm ||8 which supports a rod orshaft |28 having atits outer extremity a cam member* ||8.` At the other extremity of the rod v|`281isva latch member IIS-which is 'adapted to cooperate with alrecess |'2| in the cam'12.'-Itwillbe remem-- bered that thev cam 12 is .rigidlymountedlon the sequence operation shaft 66.*- A partial rotationV of` the :rod |28 bythe cam I8 produces engagement and disengagement-of 1thelatch ||9 with' the recess |2|. The sleeve I 3 as seen in Fig..4. rotates inta'ecounterclockwisegLmannergso as :to rotate the armzllliothrughe-an arcrsdithataeven- I89fand'95 with respect to--the cam 9| determines-which side ofthe phonographa pair of fingers @|82 tually the cam surface ||8 is brought into engagement with the cam 3|. The cam 9| is mounted on one extremity of a bell crank |22 which is connected `to the dual pick-up arm 44. A bell crank |22 is interconnected with the pickup arm 44 by means of a rod or shaft |23 which carries at its outer extremity a lever |24 biased in a particular direction by a spring |25. This relationship of the arm |24 and the spring |25 is such as to move the bell crank |22 and its cam 9| to a neutral'or central position. The other extremity of the bell crank |22, as may be seen from Fig. 5, carries a resilient or spring inger |26 adapted to engage a toggle lever |21 of a single pole. double throw switch |28. The switch |20 controls the direction of rotation of the phonograph turntable motor 85. While one side of the phonograph record is being played, the arm |22 and the spring |26 are in the dotted line position shown in Fig. 5. When the pickup arms 44 have been moved beyond the outer periphery of a phonograph record the lever |22 is in the position shown in solid lines. The movement of the lever |22 from the dotted line position to that shown in solid lines moves the toggle lever |21 and switch |28 from the solid position shown, to the dotted line position. In the dotted line position the switch |28 thereupon reverses the direction of rotation of the phonograph motor 85 prior to the time that the sequence operation mechanism has completed its portion of its movement. When the tone arm 44 is positioned for reproducing the opposite side of a phonograph record the rod |23 will move an angular distance equal to the distance between the solid line position and the dotted line position shown in Fig. 5, but in the opposite direction, so that the spring member |25 slides past the toggle |21 of the switch |28 so as to be in position to again actuate the toggle switch when the bell crank |22 is returned to its neutral position as indicated in solid lines in Fig. 5.

Referring to Figs. 2 and 6 it will be seen that the shaft |23 extends on both sides of the tone arm 44. The tone arm 44 is pivotally supported on a pair of bearing pins |3| which are carried by a support member or block |32. The support member or block |32 is rotatably mounted upon the rod |23. The amount of rotation of the block |32 with respect to the rod |23 is limited by a yoke |33 securedto the rod |23. The block |32 carries a pair of pins |34 which extend through suitable apertures |35 in the yoke |33. The apertures |35 upon certain movements of the rod |23 will tilt the tone proper direction, dependent upon which side of a phonograph record is to be played. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 6 the yoke |33zhas been moved so as to tilt the tone arm in one direction, thereby freeing the curved top surface |36 from the cooperating curved surface |31 of the pick-up arm 44. When the yoke |33 is in neutral position, such as shown in Fig. 2, the surfaces |36 and |31 are in engagement with each other, thereby serving as contacting or braking surfaces to insure proper orientation of the bifurcated outer extremities of the tone arm 44 when the arm is to be pivotally moved on its pivots |33 into the proximity of the outer groove of a phonograph record dependent upon the movement of the arm ||6 which is actuated in accordance with the-construction illustrated in Fig. 3.

After the pick-up arm-44 has been moved into position adjacent theouter groove of a phonoarm or pick-up 44 in the graph record the cam surfaces |08 and |09 leave the outer extremity of the rocker arm |03 of Fig. 3. At about the time that these cam surfaces leave the outer extremity |01 of the rocker arm |03, the cam ||8 of Fig. 4 engages the Cam 9| of Fig. 2 so as to actuate the bell crank |22 and therebyrotate the rod |23. The rod |23, as is apparent from Figs. 2 and 6, tilts the outer extremities of the pick-up arm 44 so as to engage the stylus with the phonograph record. When the rod |23 is actuated a bifurcated lever arm |38 shown in Fig. 2 engages an electric switch |39 for producing a controlling operation in an electric lcircuit which will stop the electric motor which operates the sequence operation sleeve I i3.

The pick-up arm 44 traverses the phonograph record until it reaches the eccentric groove, whereupon the arm ||6 moves through an arc suflicient to cause it to engage an electric switch |4| shown in Fig. 3. This switch |4| is a normally closed circuit switch which is momentarily interrupted.

An electric circuit diagram is shown in Fig. 8 which shows a pair of electric conductors |42 and |43 adapted to be connected to a suitable source of electric power. One of the conductors |42 is provided with an electric switch |44 which must be closed in order to supply power to the electric circuit of the phonograph. From the switch |44 a conductor is provided which is connected to a normally open circuit magazine switch |45 which is retained in closed circuit relation as long as any phonograph records remain in the magazine 36. The actuating member for the switch |45 is placed closely adjacent the forward edge of the magazine 35 so as to remain closed until the last record has been removed from the magazine. Connected in parallel with the switch |45 is a normally closed circuit switch |46 which, as may be seen from Fig. 2, is adapted to be actuated by a cam |41 mounted on the sequence operation sleeve ||3. The cam |41 opens the switch |46 each time that a sequence of operations has been completed and serves to stop the entire mechanism after the last phonograph record has been reproduced. As long as any phonograph records remain in the magazine 36 the switch |45 will render ineffective any opening and closing of the switch |45, The switches |45 and |46 are connected to a conductor |48 which is connected to one side of a switch |39 and to the phonograph record driving motor 85. The record driving motor is of the reversible type having a pair of conductors connected to the reversing switch |28 which was shown in detail in Fig. 5. The switch |28 has one terminal connected to the conductor |43.

A sequence operation motor1 |49 is provided for driving the gears ||4 and ||5 and has one terminal connected to the conductor |43. The other terminal of the motor |49 is connected to a conductor |5| which is connected to one terminal of the switches 86, |4| and one of the contacts of a relay |52. The other contacts of the switches E6 and |4| and the relay |52 are yconnected to a conductor |53. The switch 85 is a normally open circuit switch arranged to be actuated by the starting pushbutton 23 shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The switch |4| is a normally open circuit switch arranged to be actuated by the bifurcated crank or lever arm |38 which is mounted on the rod |23 which supports the tone arm 44.

It may now be assumed that the switch |44 is closed so as to supply power to the circuit shown in Fig. 8. The switch |45 will be closed due to a number of phonograph records being positioned in the magazine 36. 'I'he switch |46 will be in open circuit position since that is the position of the switch due to the last operation of the phonograph. By actuating the pushbutton 33 the switch 86 is momentarily closed so as to complete a circuit from the' conductor |43 through the winding of the relay |52 to the conductor and through the contacts of' the switch 66 to the conductor |53 which in turn is connected by closed contacts of the switch |39 to the conductor |48 which is connectedto the magazine switch |45 so that a circuit is completed back to the conductor |42'.A The solenoid .|52 when energized closes its contacts, thereby locking itself into the circuit and completing/a power connection to the sequence operation motor |49. The sequence operation motor |49 begins operation so as to remove a record from the magazine 36 and cause it to be positioned upon the record driving means- 'I'he-Qmn` |l8r ;,engages `.t11a51211-11 9 |v so as tobring about actuation ofvswitch4 |28 .so j-thatthevrecord driving y`motor 86 voperates in the proper direction. At thentime-thatthe pickup arm 44 is moved into engagement witha phonograph record, the bifurcatedarmy |38` actuates the switch |39 tomomentarilyopen 'the contacts thereof. 'Theopening of y.the contacts 39 interrupts the circuit through the relay/|52 thereby. deenergizing thel sequence operation..3

motor |49.

4The tone arm or. pick-up 44 traverses`the phonograph record until the arm ||6 reaches the switch |4| and closes the contacts thereof. When the contacts Vof theswitch |4| are closedgth'relay |52 is Yagain energized so I:as to bring the sequence. operation lmotor Vinto action to continue the rotation of the'seduence operation sleeve |3 and the shaft 66 provided that the-shaft isCOnnected` by the clutching arrangementillustrated AinFigyA. .y f. v Where only one side of the phonograph' record i's-to bereproduced, as may be presumed'from the relationship of the parts shown in'Fig. 2, the cam V|'| 8 is rotated by the cam 3| in such directionas to keep the shaft 66 connectedindriving relation tothe sequence operation sleeve |13. Where both sides of the" phonograph record are torbe reproduced,`the car n 8, upon yreachingthe cam |9|, is ac :tuatedl so as to disengage the driving connection between lthe shaft 66 and sleeve 3I so as to permit the sleevel I3 to pass'through one revolution vbefore a driving connection is again established between theA shaft66 and the sleeve ||3. `This relationship between the sleeve l|I'3Iar'i'c'l the shaft 66', however, does not change the'operation of the electric circuit shown in Fig. `8',' since where only oneside'of the phonograph record is to be played the switch |39 is actuated only once for each phonograph record. The reversing switch |28re`mains'in the same position since only one side of each phonograph record is to be played j ""The operation of the invention thus'far described will be more readilyunderstood by assuming" acertain operation" for fthe automatic phonograph. It will firstr` be assumed that all fthe records contained' in the' magazine 36 are l2finch records. The arm r53 Vis moved rearwardly' upon''insertion of the records and then ispermittedto'engage the rearmost record. The resilient spring"54'carried by the arml 53 biases -thefupperzportion of the records toward theforvzward'edge:oftthgamagazine;sincetherejs` a tend- `zencyforithe recordsttospreadzatthe.topgwhen .the magazine -is;.::fu11.f'V ,fis-...theV records.; are ifremoved,

the decrease of the weight against the spring 5'4 permits the spring to re turn to normal forward position, thereby to maintain the proper angle of the foremost 5 ther will be as record are to be played record in the magazine. It fursumed that both sides of each and hence the operator and 2, Ther main electric Figwhich tion on the ton 23 button .1:5 switch eafter the phonograph.

23 closes thel co same time that the switc operator will close the al switch |44 of the circuit shown in may be mounted in any suitable posi- Then the starting butis actuated, Actuation of the starting ntacts of the electrical 86, thereby to energize the relay |52 and to start the sequence operation motor.

At the h 86 is closed, the pushbutton or rod 23 moves the lever 88 sol as to rotateftherod 81, thus bringing the resilient nger 89 into engagement with the cam 9|. The resilient finger 89, upon engaging the cam-9 |,which is mounted on the bell crank |22, shifts the cani 9| so that the phonograph will start toplaythe outer side of the phonograp h record and subse- *2-5 quently play the opposite side.

A sequence o peration control mechanism which includes the shaft 6B and th are connected in driving relation to eachother rotates all of the cams connection whenever phonograph record has fore the cam 55 lever 64 to move mounted thereon since maintaining the driving the previouslyv played been dfalded.. T1161@- engages the y ext remity o fj the upwardlypthef Ileo-rd v selector 315 51. Preferably the upperj edge of the record selector 51 is provid ed with a resilientfriction ,en-

gaging pad having a construction similar to the construction shown in pending patent applica moves upwardly the foremost re the aforementioned c otion. The selector cord in the ymagazine 36 to permit theseparation and stop mechanism 58 to operate and single phonograph record is to the trough or runway 55. to'rotate to permit the recor 4 lowered so that the record trough or groove and run way'56 until lit eventually r -outer extremity of the runway which has denoted bythe reference-character`69- The yperipheryof a 12 inch phonograph record,

as is apparent from Fig.

-up'per extremity 98 ofthe to insure that only a `be discharged into e cam 65 continues d selector 51 to be willI drop i11to the on jdown theruneaches the curved beln 3, does not engage the lever 91 so that the toggle lever |03 is not'shifted.----The outer ex'- tremity- |01: of Tthe leve r |03 therefore willfgbe .'55 engaged by the cam surface |09. Prior tothe vengagement ofthe `cam extremity |91 of the lever into operation. The cam 1 ing extremity 1| of the surface |09jwith the |03 theoam 12 comes 2 engages the dependtrough portionv 69'1to move upwardly the phonograph record; `Both 10l and 1 12 yinch {phonograp hV records are -moved upwardly'the same amountso that the r12iinch i recordis actually moved 65. engaging apparatus` carrie with its center above the recorddriving. and d bythe arm-41fl The ,shaftfBS 'continues to rotate, thus.y bringing fthe A.cam 13 into position so foutwardly the arm 14 which is connected 'tothe record engaging arm. 41 `47 0 is positioned below the -v graph record,v the spring as to engage andimove Since the pin 11 now aperture .in the. phono- 16. comes into operation l.to prevent f undue pressure against f fthe; record. 4lhe trough.f 8 9 4thereupon zpermits ,the recordigto ;-be lowered funtil, the ,-pin;

theiphoncgraph ArecwrcliA zl'linds' the cpeningfin r Ehe; ,arm Allacontinus its inward movement toward the phonograph record until the surface 45 is moved toward the surface 18 to clampthe phonograph record therebetween.

After the phonograph record has been mounted in driving relation to the record driving means including the flywheel 8 the sequence operation sleeve H3 continues to move and bring the cam H8 into engagement with the cam 9|. Just prior to this movement of the cam H9 into engagement with the cam 9|, the cam Hl moves the pick-up arm 44 into the outer periphery of the phonograph record so as to position the stylus in the proximity of the outer groove thereof. With the phonograph pick-up arm 44 thus positioned, the cam H9 engages the cam 9| so as to tilt the pick-up` arm, thereby engaging the stylus with the outer groove of the record. Since both sides of the phonograph record are to be played, the cam H8 is actuated so as to disengage the driving connection formed by the notch |2| and the latch H9 shown in Fig. 4. The tilting of the phonograph pick-up arm 4l. against the phonograph record brought about momentary actuation of the switch |39, thus interrupting the circuit through the relay |52 and thereby deenergizing the sequence operation motor |49. The initial actuation of the cam 9| and the lever i22 also brought about proper actuation of the switch |28. The phonograph record therefore is rotated until the pick-up arm 44 reaches the inner concentric groove.

When the inner concentric groove is reached the lever H6 actuates the switch |4| which again completes a circuit through the solenoid |52 thereby to bring into operation the sequence operation motor |49. The motor |69 now drives the sleeve H3 while the shaft G6 remains stationary, since the cam surfaces on the shaft 65 control the engagement and disengagement of the phonograph record with the driving spindle, The sleeve H3 rotates the cam so as to engage the outer extremity of the arm l l5, thereby to move outwardly the tone arms 44. When the cam H1 engages the outer extremity of the arm H6, the spring rotates the shaft |23 so as to position both portions of the bifurcated pick-up arm 44 in a neutral position free from contact with either side of the phonograph record. The cam H1 moves the tone arm completely out beyond the outer periphery of the phonograph record.

The indexing mechanism shown in Fig. 3 has not been changed and hence subsequent operation of the arm H6 will again be in accordance with the l2 inch diameter Iof the phonograph record. The cam surfaces |08 and |99 move into position so that the cam surface |09 moves inwardly the tone arms 44 to the outer groove of the phonograph record. When this action has been completed the cam ||8 cam surface 9 The cam 9| is pivotally mounted on the bell crank lever |212 so that the cam is shifted each time it is engaged by the cam |18 unless the cam is biased in one direction by either of the resilient fingers ringer B9 merely biases the cam 9| initially, whereas the nger 95 continually biases the cam 9|, It was, however, assumed in the description of this operation that the finger 95 was moved away from the cam 9|.

As the cam I8 continues down one side of the cam 9|, the cam is eventually tilted in a direction opposite to that shown in Fig. 2. By a suitable means nct illustrated in this figure, the cam 9| is limited in motion an equal amount on either again engages the 89 or 95. The resilient= side of a center line passing down one portion of the bell crank arm |22. The cam 9| is shifted so that the next time the cam H8 engages this cam it does so on the opposite cam surfaces thereof. This form of cam operation on the part of the cam 9| is similar to the form of cam operation provided in the construction shown and claimed in the aforementioned copending patent application.

The operation of the cam |8 against the cam 9| shifted the tone arm 44 so as to cause it to play the opposite side of the phonograph record. The shifting of the bell crank |22 which carries the cam 9| also brought about actuation of the switch |28 so that the direction of rotation of the turntable 8| and the record driven thereby had been initiated just prior to the time that the stylus of the pick-up arm 44 was placed in engagement with the second side of the record to be reproduced. At the time that the tone arm 44 is placed in engagement with the second side of the phonograph record, the switch |39 is actuated by the biurcated arm |38 so as to interrupt the circuit through the solenoid and deenergize the sequence operation motor |49.

Upon completion of the reproduction of the phonograph record, the arm H6 again actuates switch 14| to again cause the relay |52 to be closed and locked into circuit so as to energize the sequence operation motor |49. The sequence operation sleeve H3 therefore operates in the same manner previously described, but when the cam I I8 was last actuated the latch I9 was placed into engagement with the notch |2| in the cam l2 so as to cause the shaft 65 now to be driven with the sleeve |3. Consequently, after the tone arm 44 is again moved outwardly to clear the record, the cam surface 13 moves so as to permit the spring 15 to move the arm 41 outwardly away from the turntable flywheel 8|. The phonograph record continues to rest on the pin or spindle l1 until the record is engaged by the record removing arm or bracket 49, The arm 4l continues to move outwardly until the pin has been completely withdrawn from the central hole in the phonograph record, whereupon the record drops into the return or discard trough 5| and rolls into the recess 38.

A suitable mechanism, not shown in the figures thus far described but which is similar to a mechanism subsequently to be described, is employed to move the record supporting member 4| on the rods 39 an equal increment each time that a phonograph record is discharged from the record driving mechanism. At this point in the cycle of operation the cam |41 on the sleeve ||3 again actuates switch |46 and if no further records remain in the magazine 3B the circuit shown in Fig. 8 is deenergized. If, however, records still remain in the magazine the switch |45 holds the circuit energized so that a successive cycle of operation is repeated, and this continues until each and every record in the magazine 39 has been played on both sides.

If it is assumed that the magazine contains l2 inch records and it is desired to play one side of each record, the knob 34 is moved forwardly to the position shown in Figs. l and 2. The movement of the knob 34 forwardly to the position shown in these figures causes the resilient finger to be placed in engagement with the cam surface 9|, thus biasing it to a predetermined position. The cam surface H8 in passing over the cam surface 9| will not be eiective to move this cam surface to a new position as is the case where played; f Asia`- fresult of this action: thef cam===|-|8 is` engaged onlyon the one-Iside so thatthevlatch yl I9 is retained'infpositionlin-:thenotch |2|=:of.the cam 12. Thus for?singlesideifrecordfreproduction the shaft' is continually maintained in as soon as one side of Sth'ephonographreeord a'sib'eeni reproduced the cam 13 moves the arm 41 "outwardly to 'cause `the a record-.ito'bea dropped into the troughA 5 and zmoved itc 'the discard rack. All other operations previously'v described yin -con- "nection-with the reproduction fot-"the 112l inch record are generally...the same.y .--Since'ythe cam 9| is engaged on only one side, the-ffshaft |23 -of the bell crank |22 does not-operate to=reversethe toggle |21 :oftherreversible'switch"l.| 28 and consequently fthe :reversible phonograph fmotorif continues to run'in the same directions It -will no-wv be assumed` that 10i'nchrecords have been placed :in the-lmagazine.- -fThe-various operations heretofore Adescribedin yconnection "with the 12 inch'record-are'similarly'reproduced for-the playingof-a 1`0 inch record,--with the exception offthevinclexing of-the tone arm or vpick-up arm 44. When a110 inch record isv moved to the trough 55 it rolls downthe trough into' the .trough 56`and comes to rest in `the'troughA portion 60. The lower portionof the periphery rot-.the record thereupon engages ltheextremity 98 oflthe lever91. The ydown-wardmotion ofthe'fl'ever 9 1 causes the bifurcated-portions |02 to engage `the collar |06 -on-the sha-fttfor rodf-|04. '.Thisv Shirts `rthe rodY |04`-towa`rd-the rear fas seen in--;Fig.=3, thereby moving the lever Sextremity |01fwil1 befenga'ged byithe 'carnsul-- face 08 insteady of` the carni-surface |0952'. cam surface |08 serves to actuatethe lever'l03 to a greater degree,l therebymovingfthepickup varmf44 farther in toward the center of the graph record driving mechanism. Thus thepick- V,up farm 44 is 'again-` moved to the outerfgroove of 'a' 10 inch :phonograph Irecord.' I The elevating mechanism consisting of' the cam-12 acting# upon theY depending portion 1| of the phonograph record is movedvupsto or'slightly 'above'the centerline passing throughfthe spindle 11:which.iscarried by theiarm 41.111' u If both sides of thephonographrecord'fareito ber played, the .sequence` operation sleeve"-|-| 3'5wi1l make' two revolutions to one -rrevolution vof v'the shaft 66;l The shaft 66 carries 'the'c'ani I'I'which for each revolution of the z shaft 66 comes'finto engagement 'with-'the ceneri l2 mounted enftue f shaft or rod-|04'. The cam ||2ireciprocates the rod |04 to againrestore-thelever |03 vtonthe-12 inchrecord `indexing-position so'that the outer extremity |01 `is in alignment with the cam surface |09. Thisoperation is performed eachftinxesav that a'lO inch phonograph recordihas'beeny reproduced. i 1 :From` the foregoing descriptionsfof vthe operation` of the phonograph-with respect tor-12# inch 1 phonograph.-.` recordsffsand-lwinohefphonograph records it Will readily .become fapparentto. those skilled in the` art that "I'Ofand 'l2-inch.' phonograph records maybe intermixed and placedsinfathe magazine 36. The recordselectors51f `is sof-constructed andcooperates with the member158- that a. single record only. is released. from=themaga`- .zine` irrespective? fof` difference it phonoayine the switch |45 was tion Lwithf respectrtdfthetdriving shafty :.19 '.and fits ywheel Bfrl'isisolarraingd'. astt clamp :securely in position ieach" phonograph record,'i1irrespective ciff!variations in:.-th`el thlc'knessth/er'eof. *.Thef resilient supporti connections-#465:compensates: |for any deviationinI axialfalignment' ofthe centering phr-orvspindle 11' relativer' :totv the driving u shaft 119i- @The support bracket 48.'.imderneaththe.re- 'silient;hinelnber;.46A limits the. movement .of4 the spindle S11: so that .iti will always be. in approxfthehcorrcct-:position: forv "engaging the the'.fphonogaphffrecord. Theresilient 'connections' '.to ySth'el f'a'rl'n'" 41 Which include!V the .sprinf'g;5* .15 andlinsuresproper pressure between theimembers 45 and 18 irrespective of variations i'nthe thicknesses fof th'efdierentfrecords. 52 "I -"fffWhere 10 andf 1:21. inch records aredntennixed andjplaced'ifxiljthe magazinel`36 a' i12' inch record williri'otfactuatef the indexing! mechanism shdwn in Fig'. 31911 thfprltn-"-Wi1lf OIIESpOHd-t ih l Aheretofore i described.

Y'sofas t'fplay'individualrecords; one at 'a time,

vthus'ltolfvc'orrespond tof hat is known -by-the trade i"fthe` automatic 'phono- *may be placed inthe 'v Q *oneither one record, dependent upon tion as?con'tr'olledl by 'the 'polknob-334. Having determined l record maybeplaced rid/"permitted A't' roll r he' f'cuvedf portion 69.

'lig "gviaphfrecord intofpositio'n'," and'ithemechanisn of Figs. l and 2. The

ed between the supports .portion |69 L that the :shaft .I5 In these figures there is shown a mounting base |54 which is similar to the mounting base 2| base |54 has a plurality of depending supports |55, |56 and |51. Mount- |55 and |56 is a shaft |58 carrying a plurality of gears |59 and |6| secured to the shaft by collars |62 and |63 respectively. The gear |59 meshes with a gear |64 which is carried by a sleeve or free collar |65 mounted on. a shaft |66. One portion of the shaft |66 passes through a boss or bearing portion |61 of a gear housing |68 which is secured to the support |55. The shaft |66 has a reduced diameter portion |69 which is provided with a geary |1| which meshes with a gear |12 mounted on a shaft |13. The shaft |13 is suitably journaled in vthegear housing |68 and carries another gear |14. The gear |14 engages a worm gear |15 formed on a portion of the shaft |16 which is the `shaft of a sequence operation motor |11.

The end of the shaft |16 is provided with a thrust ball bearing |18 which is engaged by an adjustable stop bearing |19 which passes through a boss |8| in the gear housing |68, and which is retained in position by a lock nut |82. The.

shaft |66 to the right of the reduced diameter as seen in Fig. has a .further reduced Ydiameter portion |83 which engages a bearing member |84 contained in a suitable boss |85 in the gear housing |68. The end of the reduced diameter portion |83 of the shaft |66 is engaged by a thrust ball bearing |86 which is in engagement with an end plate |81.

Further details of the shaft |66 are more clearshown in Fig. 12, from which it will be seen |66 has an enlarged portion |88 which carries two ratchet wheels |89 and |9|. The enlarged shaft portion |188 has a recess |92 which communicates with a smaller recess |93 which extends into the main shaft portion |66. As may be seen from Fig. l0, the shaft |66 carries in the recess |93 a thrust ball bearing |94 which engages a reduced diameter end portion |95 of a shaft |96 which has its other extremity supported by the depending support |51. The shaft |96 carries a disk |91 which is mounted on a collar |98 secured to the shaft |96. The disk |91 carries a pin |99 which is adapted to engage a toggle of an electric switch 202. The disk |91 further carries a dog lever 203 pivotally supported at an intermediate point by apivot bearing 264. The dog lever 203 is connected at one end to a spring. 205 which is connected to a pin 206 on the disk |91 so that the latch 203 is biased into engagement with the square toothed clutch `wheel |89 of the enlargedportion |86 of the shaft |66.

The gear |64 carries a dog lever 201 pivotally supported at 208 and biased by a spring 209 secured to a pin 2| The dog lever 201 is similar to the dog lever 203 of the disk |91 and is biased `toward engagement with the square toothed clutch wheel |9| of the shaft |66.

The switch 202 is arranged to have its toggle 20| .actuated in the opposite direction from that actuated by the pin |99y of the disk |91 by a pin 2|2 carried by a lever 2|3 which is secured by a collar 2|4 to the shaft |58. The shaft |58 also carries a lever 2|5 mounted on a collar 2|6 which is secured to the shaft |58. The lever 2 5 is arranged to engage a lever 2|1 which is frictionally secured to the side of afpick-up arm 2 |8 showngin Fig..11. The'outer extremity `of the lever.2|1 passes through a loop 2.|9 which is carried on the extremity of a wireor rod 22|.passi716 ing through an aperture 222 in the support or base mounting plate |54. The function of these elements will subsequently be described in connection with the detailed description of the structure illustrated in Figs. 13 and 14.

The shaft |58 is secured in position by a stop collar 223 mounted adjacent the depending support |56. The other extremity of the shaft |158 passes through a bearing 224 carried by an upstanding projection or boss 225 formed as a portion of the depending support |55 and the gear case |68. The shaft |58 therefore is arranged to rotate whenever the motor |11 is operating and the latch 201 is in its normal ratchet engaging position.

The shaft |96 is arranged to be driven with the shaft |66 dependent upon whether or not the latch 203 of the disk |91 is in the normal ratchet engaging position. The shaft |96 carriesa plurality of sequence operation cams, in-

cluding a cam 226 which is arranged to engage a vlever 221 pivotally supported at 229 from a de- 236, serves as a. guide for a rack 231. The extremity of the lever 233 acts as a pawl against the rack 231 to move the rack one notch each time that the lever 221 is actuated. rThe rack 231 is connected at one extremity to a cross member 238 which is connected to a pair of sleeves 239 mounted upon rods 24|. The sleeves 239 extend into a well or recess formed by a casing 242 suitably secured to the underside of the support plate |54 by screws 243. The chamber or recess formed by the casing 242 corresponds to the recess 38 shown in Fig. 1. The extremities of the sleeves 239 lcarry a record-supporting member similar to the member 4| of Fig. 1.

The cam 226 is secured to the shaft |96 by a collar 244 which also carries a relatively thin cam 245. The cam 245 is adapted to engage a depending lever 246 Which is associated with a structure subsequently to be described in connection with Fig. 11. Just beyond the cam 245 there is located another cam 241 which is carried by a collar 248. The cam 241 is arranged to engage a pivoted lever 249 which in turn strikes a reciprocable rod 25|. The lever 249 and the rod 25| are also shown in detail'in Fig. 11.

Just beyond the collar 248 of the cam 241 is located a cam 252 carried by a. sleeve 253 which is secured to a gear 254. The gear 254 meshes with the gear |6| of the shaft |58. The cam 252 has a beveled outer extremity 255 which is arranged to engage a pivoted cam 256 which is carried on the extremity of a lever 251 mounted on a shaft 258 which passes through certain structures associated with the pick-up arm 2|8. The shaft 258 corresponds to the shaft |23 of the pick-up arm illustrated in detail in Fig. 6. The cam 256 carries a projecting portion 259 which is selectively engageable with a resilient member or spring finger 26| carried by a collar 262 rotatably mounted upon the shaft 258. The collar 262 is arranged to be actuated by a rod 263 which at its outer extremity is .connected to a lever 264 which passes up througha suitable opening in the support plate. |54. The lever 2|4is actuated in the direction shown in Fig. 9 in order to bias the cam 256 to one position so as to cause the phonograph to play only one side of each record. The rod 63 is arranged to actuate a toggle switch 265 for controlling a solenoid. The rod 258 is carried by a support 266 shown in Fig. 11 and another support 261 shown in Fig. 9. Adjacent the support 261 the rod 258 is connected to a collar 268 which carries a lever 269 connected to a spring 21| which is anchored to a suitable stud 212 on the bottom of the support plate |54. The spring 21| acting on the lever 269 is arranged to bias the shaft 258 to a neutral position.

Just beyond the gear 254 which is mounted on the shaft |96 by the sleeve 253 there is located secured in position by a collar 214. The cam 213 is engaged by a cam follower roller 215 carried at the outer extremity of a pivoted control member 216. The purpose of the cam 213 together with the cam follower` 2.15 will further be explained in the description of the apparatus shown in Fig. l1.

'I'he shaft |96 also carries a collar 211 which is secured to a cam 218. The cam 218 has a dwell portion 219, a high portion 28| and an intermediate portion 82. The cam portions 28| and 282 are arranged to be engaged by .a cam follower roller 283 mounted at the lower extremity of a clamping lever or arm 284 which is pivotally supported at 285 from a depending support 286. The lever 284 extends upwardly through an aperture 281 in the support plate |54. The upper extremity of the clamping lever 284 is similar to the upper extremity of the record supporting and clamping arm 47 shown in Figs. 1- and 2. The arm 284 is biased toward the cooperating record driving mechanism, such as shown in Fig. l, by a spring 288 secured to an intermediate point on the lower portion of the arm 284 and to a suitable point on the depending support |51.

The shaft |96 carries a cam 289 which is ar ranged to actuate an electric switch 29| carried on a pivoted lever cradle larrangement 292. The pivoted cradle and lever arrangement 292 is supported from the depending support |51. The switch 29|, as subsequently will become apparent, is arranged to interrupt a circuit which will stop the operation of the phonograph after the last phonograph record has been reproduced. Another electric switch 293 is mounted on a plate 294 secured to the gear housing |68. The switch 293 is a normally closed circuit switch which is moved to open circuit position by a" projection or cam member 295 mounted on one side of the gear |64.

Fig. 9 further discloses that the support plate |54 is provided with .an arcuate slot 296 through which is passed the upright portion of a pivotally mounted lever 290. The upright portion of the lever 290 is similar to the record engaging lever 53 which carries the spring 54 as shown in Fig. 2.- The lever 298 is pivotally supported from a support stud 280 depending from the underside of the base plate I 54. The lever 290 is biased into record engaging relation with respect to the records in the record magazine by a spring 210. In order to facilitate loading the magazine the arm 290 is arranged to be latched in the position shown in Fig. 9 by a suitable latch and catch larrangement which includes a reciprocable lever 291 arranged to engage a cooperating catch 298 which is mounted on the underside of the plate |54. After the records have been stacked in the magazine, the lever 291 is actuated lso as to permit the spring 216 to move the arm 290 until the stack of records is engaged.

Reference may now be had to Fig. -ll `which illustrates a portion of the apparatus controlled by the sequence operation mechanism illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10. A pick-,up arm 2|8 corresponding to the tone arm structure shown in Fig. 6 is supported by a rod 258 which engages a supporting member, not shown, which corresponds to the member |32 of Fig. 6. The pickup arm extends upwardly through the base |54 through an aperture 299. In order to index the position of the arm 2|8 with respect to phonograph records of diiTerent diameters there is provided a certain structure in the record elevating mechanism which is responsive to a smaller diameter record. The rod 25| carries a record elevating trough 30| which is provided with spaced apart record supporting membes 302. The dotted line 393 represents the position taken by a l2 inch phonograph record, and the dotted line 394 represents the position taken by a 10 inch phonograph record. rThe 10 inch phonograph record will engage a resilient lever 385 mounted upon a support plate 306. The extremity of the resilient lever 305 engages a headed pin 301 which passes through suitable apertures in the bottom of the record elevating trough 30| and in the support plate 54. The lower extremity of the pin 301 rests upon one extremity of a pivoted lever 308 supported from a depending bracket structure 309. The other extremity of the lever 308 is positioned between a pair of projections 3|| formed on a pivoted lever 3|2 which is carried by a supporting structure 3|3. At an intermediate point the pivoted lever 3|2 has a vertically arranged portion 3|4 which terminates at its upper end in a. pointed or notched member 3|5. The member 3|5 is arranged to be engaged by a retaining spring 3|6 which is secured to the underside of the support plate |54. The lower extremity of the intermediate member 3|4 of the lever 3|2 is provided with a stop portion 3| 1 which is arranged to be engaged by a cooperating stop 3|8 mounted on the member 216. The stop 3|8 is the outer extremity of an adjustably positioned lever 3|9 which is pivotally mounted at 32|. The lever 3|9 is provided with a slot 322 which receives a fastening screw 323 so that the position of the stop portion 3|8 may be adjusted with accuracy.

The member 216 is pivotally supported at 324 in a depending supporting structure or bracket 325 secured to the underside of the support plate |54. The lever 216 is biased by a spring 326 which has one extremity connected to the underside of the support plate |54, as may be seen from Fig. 9. As is also evident from Fig. 9, the lever plate member 216 carries a pair of pins 321 which serve as limit stops to determine the position of the pick-up arm 2|8. The pick-up arm 2| 8 at an intermediate point is providedwith a support stud 328 which carries a boss or collar 329 which may be moved to relatively fixedadjusted position. The boss or collar 329 carries a ypin 33| which extends up between the generally horizontal pins 321 of the lever plate 216.

In the position shown the elements thus far described which are to be responsive to a 10 inch phonograph record are shown in the position prior to actuation by a 10 inch record, or in the position in which they remain when the elevating trough 38| carries a 12 inch record. In the position shown the member 318 is in engagement with the stop 3|1 so that lthe outer extremity which is the cam follower roller 215 of the lever 216'is not in engagement with the cam 213 in Fie. 11. y e

When a 10 inch record is positioned in the ele-` Mating trough :S31/the pin 3D1-engages the -ou-ter extremity of the lever .338 so thatits-.otber extremity raises .the .lever 312. Thislmoves 'the depending latch' member 351 out of the path o the member '3(3. The lever .213 therefore can move in a counterclockwise direction as'seen Fig. `1l. to a'greater extent so that the :limiting stop ,pins 321 of the .lever permit a greater for" ward vmovement of the cooperating pin 33!! which is `mounted on the member `329 secured to the pick-up arm 2&3.

Reference may now `'herhaal to Fig-s. l-3 .and -ll which show that the base support plate '|54 carries a generally upright bracket and support stand332 which is provided with a plurality of bosses 33.3 and 33d which serve as bearing members for a shaft 335. The shaft 335 at one textremityis provided with a record engaging member 336 which corresponds to the record engaging member 18 of Fig. 2. The yother extremity of the shaft 335 carries a flywheel 333l which Acorresponds tothe iiywheel 3l of FigZ and which is associated with ra suitable record driving-motor mechanism not illustrated in these figures. The flywheel 31 carries, adjacent the boss 334a cam surface 333 which is 'arranged to` engage a reciprocable member 339 which is mounted on another member 3M. The member-351 yis vprovided with a pair of supporting ears 3&2' which have apertures for receiving a pivotal support `pin 363 whichy passes through a suitable cooperating supporting structure formed. on the support member 332. The reciprocable memberv 331 is biased ein an upward position by a spring-3M secured to the members 333 and 341. cable member l333 has at `its. lower extremity va transversely arranged portion 345 which-passes through an aperture 3de in the support member 332. The transversely arranged projecting member 345 is positioned immediately above-.an

electric switch l3111 which carries 4a pair of 'contacts 348- which are rst closed by the initial movement of the projecting member 345, and another pair of contacts 343 whiohare'closed subV sequent to the lclosing of the irst pair of con tacts 348. The reoiprocable member 3391s pito vided with .a pluralityof elongated apertures 35i through which are passed headed-studs or rivets 352 so as "to --maintain the reciprocable member 339 parallel to -thesupporting member34l. The supporting member 3M has a lower extremity provided with a cam follower 'surfaceY 353 `adapt ed to -be engaged by a stud 354 mounted on one side of the wheel 153. When the stud/354 engagesithe cam follower surface 353 of the support member 3M, the assembly is tilted in a counterclockwise manner so as to bring the upper extremity of the member 34| under the. hook 355 or' a pivoted lever member 35S.- 'Il'he pivoted lever 'member 35B is pivotally secured by va pivot pin 35'! to a portion of the supportingmember 332. The lever 355 ations extremity is connected to the'rod or wire 22E which extends throughxthe aperture 232 of the base member |54 and terminates in a loop ZIB; The member 22| and the-loop `2id are biased upwardly bysa spring 353 connected-between one extremity ofthe lever member 355 and a. portion of the supporting member 332. The pivoted lever 353 is provided with a cam follower projection 353 which is arranged to be engaged by a cam 35| which is .mounted on the shaft or rod .335. The cam 35i during each revoltuion of thewiiywheel 331 tends to reset the position. of the vlever 356 so as to maintain it in engagement with thesuppor-ting` member 34|. As the pick-up arm A233 The recipromoves toward the. center of. the .phonograph reoordthe lever 211 Whichistrictionally secured to --the Ipick-up arm 2 I3 by a spring biased strutr ture '.223 tends to move the pivoted lever 355 in a counterclockwise:direction asseen in Fig. ill, so as to disengage the hook 355 from the end .of the supporting member Sill. The reset cam 35i, however, prevents .the complete disengagement of the hook 35.5 from the member 3M unlessthe acceleration of the pick-up arm is such as to compiet-ely disengage the hooi. 355. This complete disengagement occurs when the ypick-upfarnizI3 has entered the eccentric groove adjacent the center 'oi the phonograph record.

When the acceleration or the pick-up arm has beenfsuicient to disengage the hook 355 from the support 33t the rcciprooable member 333 carried therebyais positioned so as to 'oe engaged by the cam surface-33.3. The cam surface 338 has a relatively small iiattened. portion 352 which permits the upper extremity of the reciprocable member 33S to be 'engaged by the peripheral cani surface oiv-tliecam 333 so `that at normal speed of *i8 R. P. M. .of the phonograph iiywheel 331 the are ciprocable .member 335 is moved and vheld downwardly for nearly second. During this time interval first the electric contacts 3133 are closed and then vthe electric contacts 3&9 are closed to initiatefcertain operations in the sequence of operations subsequently -to be described.

From Figs. 13 and. 14 'it will also be lseen that the gear wheel 353 on the 'side opposite the stud 354 carries a guiding or stop member 353 which is provided with a notch for receiving the curved hook end 33 of a pif-voted latch 335. The-latch 365 issupported by-'a -braclet secured tothe underside of the. base support plate 153. The latch 355 is biased in one direction by a spring 331. The purpose of Athe -lever 355 and the co operatingv stop member 363 is for insuring the proper positioning'of the 'countershaft ii' at the end of each revolution of the shaft. The relationship thus obtained will subsequently become apparent in connection with the description of the operation of the ratchet wheels 133 and lill with the cooperatingratchet engaging levers 23.3 and 231.

rBy referring to Fig. l5 it will become apparent how the clutch engaging dog lever 23'. serves as o. clutching member for disengaging the gear ld from .driving'relation .with respect' to theenlarged shaft portion 183 ofthe shaft |66. vThe doglever 2li-'I has a projecting portion 333 adapted torenter between the square teeth of the ratchet wheel |91;- In the-position shown in Fig. 15 it will be seen ythatthe other extremity of the lever 231 is provided with a projecting hook portion 369 which is in engagement with the movable core member ,3130i a solenoid Ell. Ac may be seen from 9, another similar solenoid 312 `is pro-- vided for cooperation with a similar leverarm 3D3. Thesolenoids Sill and 312 are energized in accordance withthe preselection of the operation o the phonograph as to Whether one or both sides .of the phonograph record are to be played. Where only one side of the phonograph record is to be reproduced both solenoids are energized subsequent to the positioning of the phonograph-record in the elevating trough 32H. The solenoid 314 is energized or the reprodu'c tion or' eachsideof the phonograph record, and hence whereboth-sides of the recordare to be reproduced thesolenoid 3l! is .energized twice as often :as the' solenoid312.

As may be seen from Fig'. 9, an electricswitoh 33`is-provided orcontrolling the power .to the yentire phonograph, including the amplifier, as

well as the circuit shown in Fig. 16. Another electric switch 314 is provided to serve as a start and reject switch to control the cycling operation of the mechanism shown in Figs. 9 and 1D. The record magazineadjacent the formemost edge is provided with an electric switch 315 whichis a normally open circuit switch held in closed circuit position by phonograph records in the magazine. When the last record has been discharged from the magazine, this switch is opened so as to prepare a circuit for subsequently stopping the cycling operation of the mechanism.

Referring more particularly to Fig. 16, there is shown an electric circuit which controls the cycling operation. The electric switch 313 is not shown in Fig. 16 since it is connected in the electric circuit beyond the plug receptacle 40| which has four contacts. Two of the contacts 402 and 403 supply alternating current power to the circuit of Fig. 16. Another contact 404 is connected to ground potential while the remaining contact 405 is connected to a capacitor or condensor which serves to absorb transient voltages, thereby to lengthen the life of the operating switches. The contact 403 is connected to an electric conductor 406 which leads to one contact of each of the switches 29|, 315 and 314.

The switches 29| and 315 are in parallel. The switch 29| is normally closed, whereas the switch 315 is normally open. The switch 29| is opened once for each revolution of the shaft |96 of Figs. 9 and 10. The switch 315 is the magazine switch which is responsive to the last phonograph record supplied from the magazine for reproduction.

The switch 314 is a double pole single throw switch which serves as the start and reject switch for the phonograph. One contact of this switch is connected to the conductor 406 and another contact is connected to a conductor 401 which extends to one of the solenoids 31|. The switch blades of the switch 314 are connected to a conductor 400 which extends to one of the contacts of the electric switch 341 which is actuated whenever the pick-up arm enters the eccentric groove of a phonograph record.

One of the contacts of each of the switches 29| and 314 is connected to a conductor 409 which is connected to the upper contact of the pair of contacts 348 of the electric switch 341. The conductor 409 is also connected to one contact of the norm-ally closed circuit switch 293 which is arranged to be opened by the stud 295 on the gear |64. The other contact of the switch 293 is connected to a conductor 4H which leads to the y lower contact of the Ipair of contacts 349 ofthe switch 341. The same contact of the switch 293 is also connected to the conductor 4 2 which leads to the electric contact 405 of the plug 40|. A

capacitor 4|3 is connected between the conductors 401 and 409 so as to be eiiective across or between the upper land lower contacts of the electric switch 341. The conductor 4|| is also connected to the sequence o-peration or cycle motor |11. One terminal of each of the solenoids 31| and 312, together with one terminal of the cycle motor 11, is connected to the conductor 4|4 which leads to one pole of an electric switch 319 which serves as a control for manual or automatic operation of the phonograph. The other pole of the electric switch 319 is connected to the alternating current conductor' 4 5 which lalso connects to one pole of the double pole double throw reversing switch 202.

A turntable motor 38| of a reversible type is arranged to be controlled fby the double pole double throw switch 202. I'he motor 38| is associated with a capacitor 382 which is rconnected to one of the switch Iblades 4 I6 of the switch 202. The other switch blade 4|1 of the switch 202 is connected to the same point in the windings of the motor 38| as is the capacitor 382. While a particular circuit has been shown for the turntable motor in order to illustrate the circuit diagram, it is to be understood that any other type of reversible alternating 'curent motor may be employed.

The solenoid 312 which has one terminal connected to the conductor 4|4 is arranged to be energized upon the closing of either of two switches 255 or 382. The switch 302 is a switch mounted upon the tone arm rod or support shaft 258 which closes its contacts when the tone arm is moved to a certain side of the phonograph record. When it is desired to play only one side of the phonograph record, the switch 265 is actuated by the toggle lever 264, as previously described in connection with Fig. 9.

'It may now be assumed that it is desired to start operation of the phonograph. A plurality of phonograph records is positioned in the magazine, thereby closing the switch 315 so as to complete an electric circuit to the reversible turntable motor 38|. The manual automatic single pole single throw switch 319 is moved to the automatic position, thus closing the contacts of the switch. Thereafter the main alternating current line switch is Iclosed so that the turntable motor 38| immediately begins to operate. The startreject switch 314 is momentarily depressed so as to complete a circuit through the conductors 406 and 409 to the sequence operations or cycle motor |11 which in turn is connected through conductor 4| 4 and switch 319 to the other alternating current conductor 4|5. At the same time the closing of the switch 314 completes the circuit from the alternating current conductor 406 to conductor 401 which is connected to the solenoid 31|. The solenoid 31| is connected to conductor 4|4 which is connected through switch 319 to the other alternating current conductor 4|5. Thus the solenoid 31| is energized and the sequence operations motor 11 moves the cam shaft so that the switch 293 is permitted to close. Thus the sequence operations motor |11 is locked into cir. cuit.

The continued operation of the motor |11 causes the phonograph record to be discharged from the magazine and moved to the record elevating means. The record is positioned on the l record driving apparatus and the pick-up arm is moved into position for reproducing one side of the phonograph record. When the pick-up arm has been moved into contact with the phonogra'ph record, the switch 293 is opened by the cam, thereby stopping the motor |11. The record driving or turntable motor 38| continues to operate until the phonograph pick-up arm enters the eccentric groove of the record. When the pick-up arm enters the eccentric groove of the record, the switch 341 is closed. The contacts 349 are iirst closed to complete the circuit to the sequence operations motor |11, and irrimediately thereafter the other contacts 349 are closed to complete a circuit to the solenoid 31|. This permits the cam shaft to be rotated until the switch 293 is opened. Prior to the opening of the switch 293 the switch 341 is reset and the pick' up arm is moved out and positioned for reproduction of the other side of the record. 

